Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121357.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from elevated plat

Accident Summary Nr: 121357.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412958.015	07/03/2019		238130	Amg Construction, Llc

Abstract: On July 1, 2019, Employee #1 was on a metal platform lifted by a Genie rough terrain forklift along with a coworker. The platform was lifted approximately 16 feet along the side of a residential structure so the employees could nail the top plate to the framing. At some point, Employee #1 stepped off the platform and fell approximately 16 feet to the concrete pad below, hitting a support beam on the way down. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a broken nose, occipital bone, and broken arm.

Keywords: Arm, Beam, Broken Bone, Concrete Slab, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Forklift, Framing, Hospital, Nose, Platform, Residential Construction, Top Plate

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1412958.015	15	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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